Thom stood tall, his face calm even though the entire hall was filled with wild stares and loud whispers.“Unlimited or not, what matters is that I will pay for all the auction items I won. They all belong to me. So hurry and process the transaction,” Thom said.Around the room, guests began whispering louder.“No wonder… he is the son of the late Mr. Lanster’s second wife.”“If that is true, it is not strange that he has an unlimited card.”“Maybe he received part of the inheritance before Mr. Lanster died.”“I thought he was a poor soldier… looks like he is not.”The whispers spread like wind, changing the atmosphere from mockery to curiosity and respect.But on the corner of the stage, someone’s body was growing hot, burning with anger and disbelief.Madam Lena.Her blood hissed like boiling water. Even her two sons, Frank and Benny, did not have an unlimited card.She, the first wife of the Lanster family, did not have that card. How could the stepson she always insulted be the on

Frank trembled when Thom’s words echoed in his ears.The atmosphere in the hall felt oppressive, as if the air itself had grown heavy and refused to move. His face burned, his chest rose and fell, and for the first time that night, his confidence collapsed in front of dozens of merciless gazes.“What do you mean by talking to me like that?” Frank snapped at Thom, his voice shaking slightly even though he tried to sound fierce.“How dare you say something like that to me? Have you gone crazy because these people are respecting you? Do you want me, your own brother, to kneel in front of everyone and in front of you?” Frank continued.He let out a short laugh, forced and breaking halfway. “How rude of you, Thom! You have crossed the line.”Thom did not answer right away. He simply stared at Frank with a calm, almost cold expression, as if the anger in front of him was nothing more than background noise not worth acknowledging.When Thom finally spoke, his voice was flat but clearly heard